NothingButLove
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2016
- Messages
- 106
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 11/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- Anaheim
In an attempt to get my wife off suppositories, I changed my wife’s diet and have gone from hard rock-like constipation to soupy diarrhea. I need to know where I go from here. Here’s the story…
My wife got her feeding tube last year on September 22nd. After a couple of weeks on IsoSource 1.5, my wife got constipated and we began using stimulant laxatives. Specifically, we were using Dulcolax (Bisacodyl 10mg) suppositories. (I know, I know… this was probably a big mistake.) Recently, we switched DMEs and the new company provided us with Jevity 1.5. I thought the extra fiber might help her go by herself, but she seemed to be getting stopped up even more. I was worried she was becoming impacted.
I decided to change up the feeding process to see if I could solve the problem. I increased her water intake and added docusate sodium 100mg stool softener. Additionally, I started warming the water I give her. I did this for a week and didn’t see any results. I then added a probiotic but nothing changed.
Last week, I gave her Miralax and 4oz of prune juice. After just two days, I now have diarrhea. That’s to say, her stool is a consistent thick soupy texture. There is no hardness to it at all. Also, she can’t control it. I’ve gone through two packages of Depends already.
Looking at her stomach, she still seems bloated. At this point, I’m not sure if it gas, she’s impacted or maybe that’s just how her stomach looks now due to progression. At the moment, we’ve gone back to just water and Jevity.
So where do I go from here? Should I take her to the hospital and have her checked out? Should I just go to emergency? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Rob
PS: I’ve been away from the forums for a while. I wanted to become super active on the forums after the feeding tube was placed. However, things didn’t quite work out that way. Who knew ALS could take up every second of our lives?
My wife got her feeding tube last year on September 22nd. After a couple of weeks on IsoSource 1.5, my wife got constipated and we began using stimulant laxatives. Specifically, we were using Dulcolax (Bisacodyl 10mg) suppositories. (I know, I know… this was probably a big mistake.) Recently, we switched DMEs and the new company provided us with Jevity 1.5. I thought the extra fiber might help her go by herself, but she seemed to be getting stopped up even more. I was worried she was becoming impacted.
I decided to change up the feeding process to see if I could solve the problem. I increased her water intake and added docusate sodium 100mg stool softener. Additionally, I started warming the water I give her. I did this for a week and didn’t see any results. I then added a probiotic but nothing changed.
Last week, I gave her Miralax and 4oz of prune juice. After just two days, I now have diarrhea. That’s to say, her stool is a consistent thick soupy texture. There is no hardness to it at all. Also, she can’t control it. I’ve gone through two packages of Depends already.
Looking at her stomach, she still seems bloated. At this point, I’m not sure if it gas, she’s impacted or maybe that’s just how her stomach looks now due to progression. At the moment, we’ve gone back to just water and Jevity.
So where do I go from here? Should I take her to the hospital and have her checked out? Should I just go to emergency? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Rob
PS: I’ve been away from the forums for a while. I wanted to become super active on the forums after the feeding tube was placed. However, things didn’t quite work out that way. Who knew ALS could take up every second of our lives?